Back at the house, it was time for some paint. I had spent a day shooting the final shots of primer and sanding it all down with 400 grit. I blasted out the garage with the leaf blower and headed
Europa Euphoria – Part 18
Matt’s Models – Dec 2008
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house.. let’s make sure this gets copied, and left for the spouse! Hard to believe another year is almost passed. The testament to Lotus models, is that I have now been
Europa Euphoria – Part 17
I got the engine all buttoned up and looking very pretty sitting on the engine stand. Now its tranny time. Got her all cleaned and spiffied up with a fresh coat of silver paint during a previous visit, time for
Timing Belt Tales
Having owned my 1984 Turbo Esprit for 13 years, I thought it best to change the timing belt (you know, the belt that is recommended be changed every 2 years?). Not having done this before, and knowing the dire consequences
Meadowdale Raceway Silo Dedication
On the weekend of September 13-14, exactly 50 years after opening the gates for its first racing weekend, Meadowdale Raceway was finally ready to celebrate its golden Anniversary. Many months of hard work by many volunteers went into preparing the
Matt’s Models November 2008
This month, we will cover a few new releases, along with a few, goodies that have been recently discovered. Since its getting close to Christmas, might be a good idea to make sure that your spouse/significant other just “happens” to
Matt’s Models – October 2008
This month we will continue to marvel at the large assortment of Lotus models that Spark has decided to unleash upon the weary pocketbooks of Lotusphiles such as myself. It’s hard to imagine an F1 car nowadays without advertising, but
Matt’s Models – September 2008
This month we continue where we left off, with another round of those fantastic 1/43 hand built resin cars from Spark. As I stated last month. Spark has really gone out of the norm to produce some stunning lotus models
JPS Colors
by Bill Siegfriedt In the May issue of Lotus Notus, Matt Slayton noted that diecast forums contain much discussion on the color of the decorations on the John Player Special Lotus F1 cars. At the 1977 (Mosport) and 1978 (Montreal)
Matt’s Models – June 2008
This month we focus on a few new releases from Spark model company. If you recall from previous newsletters, Spark produces a wide variety of 1/43 scale handbuilt resin models. They carry a very nice assortment of Lotus models, almost